Will Kris Allen paint America a RED Idol?

(DailyNews).Now comes the real blockbuster election - one that will hinge just as much on complex demographic, technological and geographic factors as last year's epic presidential battle.

We are talking, of course, about "American Idol," the season finale of which will begin Tuesday night and end Wednesday night with the crowning of a new Idol,Theories abound over who has the inside edge - the neo-glam, San Diego-bred Adam Lambert, 27, or the younger, more down-home Kris Allen, 23, of Conway, Ark.

Veteran political consultants say the 2008 presidential election is a useful prism through which to view this high-profile faceoff.

"The profiles of Adam and Kris suggest that this is really a red state versus blue state showdown," suggested Chris Lehane, a California-based political consultant who worked on the presidential campaigns of Al Gore and John Kerry.

The way Lehane sees it, Adam is the liberal in this race, the hipster from big blue California with a certain progressive flair, including painted fingernails and copious amounts of eyeliner.

Kris is more of a red-state country boy - a baby-faced, guitar-pickin', churchgoin' son of the land of Woo Pig Soiee, which voted solidly Republican in the last election.

"It will come down to whether Adam is able to build on the blue-state, progressive wave we have seen building since 2006, or whether this is a last gasp for the red state viewer/voter," explained Lehane by e-mail.

As a Californian, Lehane conceded he's pulling for favorite son Adam,"I am hoping that Dick Cheney comes out and tells people to vote for Kris, thus assuring Adam wins," joked Lehane, a father of two "Idol"-watching tots.

Other political pros gives Adam the edge based on a key demographic component - cell phones, and who owns them,Millions of "American Idol" watchers vote each week by texting on their cell phones, often repeatedly. And many believe Lambert's Generation X and Y groupies are more likely to own cell phones than Allen's younger, preteen followers.

Sheinkopf is also picking Lambert to win, "because he's got colored fingernails and talent. But it's going to be close," added Sheinkopf, also a father of two "American Idol" devotees.

Fewer than a million votes - out of some 90 million cast for three contenders - separated Adam and Kris during the last round of voting.

OFA Note: The Interesting Thing is that while watching the performance tonight with a friend i pointed out that Adam is considered the Front Runner and enjoys the support as a powerful singer and a great performer but is in my eyes the popular guy that everyone likes and admires , while Kris is viewed as the under Dog but sings from the heart and put himself much more into the singing part and the meaning part of the song rather then the performance and being the popular guy, therefor i still think that Adam will Win because of what i described but still admire Kris and hope he wins , maybe who knows, there maybe some hope for the GOP!